Edwar E. Ramirez Bio Info

Signed by Leo Perez (Angels)... attended Prof. Luis Guarionex Landestoy High School in the Dominican
Republic... participated in the Yankees' donation of $25,000 in cash, food and supplies to aid in hurricane
relief in the Dominican Republic in November 2007... was joined by Yankees Latin prospects and staff to
distribute an additional $10,000 donation in food and supplies to help rebuild a local school ravaged by
the storm in Ramirez' hometown... is a regular participant in Yankees players visits to local Bronx hospitals
and schools... joins teammates at Jordan's Barber Shop in the Bronx on 7/8/08, helping to give haircuts to
underprivileged kids.2009Made 20 relief appearances with the Yankees, posting a 5.73 ERA with no decisions over
two stints (4/6-5/19, 9/1-10/4)... opponents batted .281 (25-for-89, 6HR); LH .302 (16-for-
53, 3HR), RH .250 (9-for-36, 3HR)... 13 of his 20 appearances were scoreless... stranded
14-of-21 inherited runners (66.7%)... retired 11-of-20 first
batters faced (55.0%)... appeared in consecutive games
once and three straight games once (5/4-6)... nine of his
15R allowed came via the home run.
4 Appeared on his first career Opening Day roster... made
season debut in 4/8 loss at Baltimore, tossing 1.1
scoreless IP... recorded his 100th career strikeout
(Shin-Soo Choo) in fourth inning of 4/18 loss vs.
Cleveland... tossed a career-high 3.1IP in 5/9 loss at
Baltimore (4H, 3ER, 2K, 2HR).
4 Was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on
5/19 when Brian Bruney was reinstated from the 15-day
disabled list... recalled from Scranton/WB on 9/1 and
held opponents scoreless in three of his five September
outings.
4 In 29 overall relief appearances with Scranton/WB, was
1-5 with four saves and a 3.18 ERA (51.0IP, 39H, 18ER,
16BB, 62K, 3HR)... pitched at least 2.0IP in 16 of his
outings... following the All-Star break, went 1-1 with
one save and a 1.57 ERA (23.0IP, 4ER) in 14 appearances
with only 6BB and 26K.
4 Made three regular season appearances with Licey in the Dominican Winter League
following the season, allowing 1ER in 2.2IP with no decisions... also made three relief
appearance in the DWL playoffs, allowing 3ER in 2.1IP with 4K and no walks.2008Was 5-1 with one save and a 3.90 ERA in a career-high 55 relief appearances over
two stints with the Yankees (4/18-19; 4/29-9/28)... opponents batted .215 (44-for-
205, 7HR); LH .229 (27-for-118, 4HR), RH .195 (17-for-87, 3HR)... retired 40-of-54 first
batters faced (72.2%)... stranded 26-of-40 inherited runners (65.0%)... appeared in
consecutive games 12 times...Averaged 10.25 K/9.0IP (63K, 55.1IP), leading Yankees
relievers and ranking seventh among AL relievers...Posted a 1.33 ERA (27.0IP, 4ER) when working on one or
no days' rest... owned a 6.35 ERA (28.1IP, 20ER) when
receiving two or more days of rest...Made two appearances in 2008 in which he allowed
4ER without retiring a batter each time (6/3 vs.
Toronto and 8/9 at Los Angeles-AL)... in his 53
other appearances, combined for a 2.60 ERA (55.1IP,
16ER)... pitched to a 59.40 ERA (1.2IP, 11ER) against the
Angels and a 2.18 ERA (53.2IP, 13ER) against all other
Major League teams...Was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on
4/18 and made his first appearance of the season that
night at Baltimore, tossing 2.1 scoreless innings in the
Yankees' loss... was optioned back the next day and
then recalled a second time on 4/29...Did not allow a run in his first 21 relief appearances of the
season with the Yankees and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre... in his first 13 appearances with the Yankees,
allowed 10H and 6BB in 14.2IP (15K)... did not allow a run
in eight appearances with Scranton/WB, going 1-0 and
holding opponents to a .069 average (2-for-29) over 9.0IP (1BB, 1HB, 13K)...Allowed his first run of the season (minors and Majors) in 5/31 win at Minnesota, giving
up a seventh-inning solo home run to record his first blown save of the season...In his next outing, a 6/3 loss vs. Toronto, allowed all four batters faced to reach base
and score without recording an out (1H, 4ER, 3BB)... had held opponents hitless in
18 consecutive at-bats with runners in scoring position before Rod Barajas' two-run
double in the seventh inning...Was ejected by home plate umpire Mark Wegner from 7/30 win vs. Baltimore after
entering the game and throwing one pitch to Kevin Millar... Wegner deemed him
intentionally throwing at the batter... marked his first career ejection... appealed
a three-game suspension given by Major League Baseball on 7/31 and served a
reduced two-game suspension from 9/15-16...Had 12 consecutive scoreless outings from 6/29-7/30, going 1-0 and allowing just
1H (13.1IP, 3BB, 17K)... lowered his ERA from 3.60 to 2.35... did not allow a run in 10
July appearances (11.1IP)... held opponents hitless for 37 consecutive at-bats from
7/3-8/3... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, marked the longest such stretch by a
Yankee since Randy Johnson in 2005 (39AB)...Had hitless streak snapped on 8/3 vs. Los Angeles (AL)... struck out first two batters faced in the eighth before
allowing a Chone Figgins single... two batters later (2BB), surrendered a Mark Teixeira grand slam that tied
the game... still came away with the win
after the Yankees scored six runs in the
bottom of the frame... according to Elias,
became first Yankee in franchise history to
be credited with a win while being charged
with at least four runs with no more than
1.0IP... was the first Major Leaguer to win
in those circumstances since Boston's Keith
Foulke in 2005...Recorded his only loss of the season on 8/9
at Los Angeles (AL), allowing a career-high
5R (4ER) and 4H (1HR) without retiring
any of the five batters he faced in the
eighth... allowed just 1ER over his next 10
outings from 8/11-30 (8.1IP)...Recorded his lone save of the season in 8/12
win at Minnesota, tossing a perfect 12th
inning... was his second career save (also
8/19/07 vs. Detroit)...Allowed 5ER over 5.1IP in six September
appearances (8.44 ERA)... earned his fifth
and final win of the season on 9/3 at Tampa
Bay, tossing a scoreless fifth inning in relief
of Carl Pavano...Began year at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and
did not allow a run in six relief appearances
before being recalled the first time (7.0IP,
2H, 1HB, 1BB, 11K)... opponents were batting
.087 (2-for-23)... ranked third among relief
pitchers in the International League with
a 14.14K/9.0IP ratio at the time of his initial
call-up... did not allow a run in eight overall
appearances with SWB in 2008 (9.0IP).2007Was 1-1 with one save and an 8.14 ERA in 21 relief appearances over two stints with the Yankees in 2007 (7/1-21; 8/15-9/30)...Opponents batted .286 (24-for-84, 6HR); LH .342 (13-for-38, 3HR), RH .239 (11-for-46, 3HR)...Struck out 31 batters in 21.0IP, leading all Major League pitchers with a ratio of 13.3 strikeouts/9.0IP mark (min. 20 appearances)...Made appearances in consecutive games three times...Retired 12-of-20 first batters faced (60%)...prevented 10-of-19 inherited runners from scoring (53%)...Had contract purchased from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 7/1...Made his Major League debut in 7/3 win vs. Minnesota, striking out the side in a perfect ninth inning (1.0IP, 3K)...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the first Yankee to strike out each of the first three batters faced in his first Major League inning since Stan Bahnsen did so on 9/9/66 vs. Boston (struck out Joe Foy, Carl Yastrzemski and Tony Conigliaro)...Earned his first Major League win on 7/6 vs. the Angels, allowing 2H and 1ER in 1.1IP (1BB, 1K)...suffered his first career blown save (allowed game-tying run to score in the sixth)...Was optioned to Scranton/WB on 7/21 and recalled again on 8/15...Recorded his first Major League save in 8/19 win vs. Detroit, tossing 2.0 perfect innings (3K)...struck out a career-high five batters in 9/11 win at Toronto, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings (2H)...Allowed at least one run in six of his last seven appearances of the regular season (4.1IP, 9H, 9ER, 6BB, 5K). 4 Was 4-0 with seven saves and a 0.70 ERA in 34 minor league relief appearances in 2007 with Double-A Trenton and Scranton/WB (26H, 5ER, 22BB)...struck out 102 batters in 56.2IP and allowed only 1HR, averaging 16.2K per 9.0IP...opponents batted just .135 (26-for-192, 1HR); LH .150 (12-for-80, 1HR), RH .125 (14-for-112, 0HR)...Began the season with Trenton, going 3-0 with one save and a 0.54 ERA in nine games (16.2IP, 1ER, 33K)...opponents batted .103 (6-for-58, 1HR); LH .111 (3-for-27, 1HR), RH .097 (3-for-31, 0HR)...was 1-0 with six saves and a 0.90 ERA in 25 relief appearances over two stints for Scranton/WB in 2007 (40.0IP, 20H, 4ER, 69K, 14BB)...opponents batted .149 (20-for-134, 0HR); LH .170 (9-for-53), RH .136 (11-for-81)...Struck out a minor league career-high eight batters in 3.0 scoreless innings on 5/10 vs. New Britain...compiled a 19.1-inning scoreless stretch with 38K over 13 outings from 6/8-8/2 (7H, 1BB).2006Began the season in the Angels organization, but was released on 3/31... made 25 appearances with Edinburg of the
Independent United League, leading the league with 16 saves while posting a 1-1 record and a 1.07 ERA... recorded
46 strikeouts in 25.1IP... ranked second in the league with 24 games finished...Had his contract purchased by the Yankees on 7/9 and was added to the Single-A Tampa roster... in 19 relief
appearances for Tampa, went 4-1 with a 1.17 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 30.2 IP... limited opponents to a .133
(14-for-105) batting average with 0HR and held right-handers to just .118 (8-for-68)... did not allow an earned
run over his final 11 appearances, striking out 29 and walking only two in 18.1IP... pitched with Tigres del
Licey in the Dominican Winter League, allowing 11ER in 21.2IP (4.57 ERA) without a decision.2005Posted a 2-2 record and 1.45 ERA in 43 relief appearances with Pensacola of the Independent Central
League... recorded 93 strikeouts while walking only 15 batters in 62.0IP... had his contract purchased by the
Angels on 9/1 and made one appearance for Triple-A Salt Lake (2.0IP, 0ER).2004Did not play during the season after being released by the Angels on 3/31.2003Combined to post a 1-3 record with a 5.40 ERA in 10 games (five starts) with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga
and Single-A Cedar Rapids in the Angels organization... began the season with Rancho and was 0-2 with
an 8.10 ERA in four starts... was transferred to Cedar Rapids and made six appearances from 8/12-9/1, going
1-1 with a 3.32 ERA.2002Made professional debut with the Angels' rookie-league Arizona club, posting a 2-5 record with a 3.69 ERA
in 13 games (7GS) and 45K in 46.1IP... made two appearances with Provo and allowed 10ER in 9.2IP... was
originally signed by the Angels as a non-drafted free agent on 2/6/01.